South Africa has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, with an alarming figure of 13%. The global average stands at 6%. One of the main causes of South Africa's rate is the rapid growth of the country's commercial food industry...read

The careers of dietitians are way more diverse than many think. The typical assumption is that a dietitian is a nutritional health professional available through private practice to those who need and can afford weight loss expertise... Read

Maternal health is a huge issue in developing countries where 99% of all maternal and neonatal deaths occur. The neonatal mortality rate is also much higher in Africa, at four times the rate than that of developed regions. Read

The former head of the Tygerberg Breast Clinic, Doctor Justus Apffelstaedt is continuing his collaboration with one of South Africa's oldest, national, non-profit breast cancer support groups, Reach for Recovery... Read

The long-awaited Carbon Tax Bill, which is due to be implemented on 1 June 2019, will have a considerable impact on many of the large corporates that are currently operating in South Africa. As such, these companies will be under increasing pressure to find viable strategies to make their operations more sustainable... Read